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September 2008 at Tokyo Medical Herb Botanical Garden |
September 2008 at Tokyo Medical Herb Botanical Garden |
| Family | Phyllanthaceae (also placed in Euphorbiaceae) |
| Tribe | Phyllantheae |
| Subtribe | Flueggeinae |
| Scientific name | Sauropus androgynus (L.) Merrill |
| Synonyms | Aalius androgyna (L.) Kuntze; Aalius retroversa (Wight) Kuntze; Aalius sumatrana (Miquel) Kuntze; Agyneia ovata Poiret; Andrachne ovata Lamarck ex Poiret; Clutia androgyna L.; Phyllanthus strictus Roxburgh; Sauropus albicans Blume; Sauropus albicans Blume var. gardnerianus (Wight) Johann Müller; Sauropus albicans Blume var. intermedius Johann Müller; Sauropus albicans Blume var. zeylanicus (Wight) Johann Müller; Sauropus convexus J. J. Smith; Sauropus gardnerianus Wight; Sauropus indicus Wight; Sauropus parviflorus Pax & K. Hoffmann; Sauropus retroversus Wight; Sauropus scandens C. B. Robinson; Sauropus sumatranus Miquel; Sauropus zeylanicus Wight |
| Common name | (English common name) katuk, star-gooseberry |
| (Japanese common name) ama-me-shiba (アマメシバ, 天芽芝 [meaning: heaven buds grass]), ama-me-shiba (アマメ, 天芽 [meaning: heaven buds]), ama-me-shiba (テンメ, 天芽 [meaning: heaven buds]), rejynas (レジーナス [meaning of rejynas is unknown]) | |
| Distribution | China, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka |
| Reference | Sauropus androgynus (L.) Merr. |
| Sauropus androgynus (Linnaeus) Merrill | |
| Sauropus | |
| Phylogenetics of tribe Phyllantheae (Phyllanthaceae; Euphorbiaceae sensu lato) based on nrITS and plastid matK DNA sequence dat | |
| Using 99mTc-DTPA Radioaerosol Inhalation Lung Scintigraphies to Detect the Lung Injury Induced by Consuming Sauropus androgynus Vegetable and Comparison with Conventional Pulmonary Function Tests | |
| National Research of Sauropus androgynus associated pulmonary disorder in Japan and immunohistochemical analysis of Sauropus androgynus associated bronhiolitis obliterans | |
| 3-O-β-D-Glucosyl-(1→6)-β-D-glucosyl-kaempferol Isolated from Sauropus androgenus Reduces Body Weight Gain in Wistar Rats(Pharmacognosy) | |
| Lung Injury Induced by Consumption Sauropus Androgynus vegetables -- Assessment with Tc-99m DTPA Radioaerosol Inhalation Lung Scan | |
| Lung transplantation for patients with end-stage Sauropus androgynus-induced bronchiolitis obliterans (SABO) syndrome | |
| Outbreak of bronchiolitis obliterans associated with consumption of Sauropus androgynus in Taiwan | |
| Familial occurrence of bronchiolitis obliterans associated with sauropus androgynus | |
| Mixtures in the real world: The importance of plant self-defense toxicants, mycotoxins, and the human diet | |
| Method for detecting a lectin-like substance (US Patent Application 20060110779) | |
| Modified nutraceutical composition (WIPO Patent Application WO/2005/094854) | |
| Note | Lung Injury can be induced by consuming Sauropus androgynus. Due to this, selling of any tablet or powder foods which contain Sauropus androgynus is strictly prohibited under the Article 4 bis Item 2 of the Food Sanitation Act of Japan. The prohibited foods shall involve any health foods and human diet foods. |
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